Pence says he'd consider testifying to House January 6 committee
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During an event in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, former Vice President Pence said he'd consider an invitation from the House January 6 committee to testify.
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Pence has tried to strategically distance himself from his former boss without straying too far and risking the base's wrath as he considers a presidential run.
During an event in New Hampshire Wednesday morning, former Vice President Pence said he'd consider an invitation from the House January 6 committee to testify.
Mike Pence was a prime target of the angry mob of Trump supporters who breached the Capitol, and his security detail made goodbye calls to loved ones that day, a White House official told the January 6 select committee earlier this summer.
“The American people have a right to know what happened,” Pence said. “And in the months and years ahead, I’ll be telling my story even more frequently.”
One mystery Pence could solve is what he told Trump during a tense phone call on Jan. 6 in the hours before rioters ransacked the Capitol building and threatened Pence’s life.
Former Vice President Mike Pence voiced an openness to testifying before the Jan. 6 select committee tasked with investigating the deadly riot at the Capitol during a Politics & Eggs breakfast in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday morning.
By Athena Jones, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he would consider testifying before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol if he were invited. Pence made the remarks at a “Politics and Eggs” breakfast in New Hampshire.
Former Vice President Mike Pence indicated on Wednesday morning that he would consider testifying before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
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